Some home time today

Hi folks,

Lauren is coming home for 2 hours today - from 2:00pm - - 4:00pm. Then she's having take-away in hospital tonight for dinner with some friends. It's the last time the hospital will allow her to have take-away for a while. Home cooked meals are OK going forward, just not take-away. She starts chemo tomorrow. Aim is to get her into remission and then all going well, straight into a bone marrow transplant which will be done at the RAH. Very different system to the children's treatment protocol. Grandma arrives Tues morning, which Kate is over the moon about. She's already organised to stay here Monday night so she can go to the airport and get to school on time - Kate - the new organiser!!!

Results of bone marrow biopsy - 90% blast cells present in the marrow - not a good reading. I think it was 20% in the blood from last Saturday's blood test (different test to the marrow test).

She's fine in herself. On Friday she had lunch with her AC Arts Colleagues which was good for her. We decided to take some extra time out and grab a coffee before heading back to the RAH. (Coffee shop had an interesting sign on display - appropriate!!

Got to run again as she's keen I'm there before 2pm so we maximise the time at home - time to clean her room!!! Imagine a picture of a bomb going off - that's her room. Clean clothes on ground, others in wardrobe, hidden I guess!! Can we request someone with a marrow this time who's tidy? Maybe it might help her keep room tidy cells! :)